The Hill Articles: January 8, 2009

Reid Calls Weekend Session CBC to Reid: Constitution is on Burris’s side Dems and Obama split on taxes There could be big bucks in Barack’s campaign logo Kerry says he’s happy where he is Obama mixes some fear into his rhetoric Mortgage relief Burris and race Ailing Kennedy helms nomination hearing Conyers’s opposition to Gupta is connected to Michael Moore Weyant’s World: January 9, 2009 Subterranean battles loom for RNC hopefuls Private report highlights security steps, fears ahead of Inauguration Senate welcomes Daschle warmly Kashkari defends bailout from assertions of critics Obama faces key decisions about ethanol Bond retirement gives Dems opportunity Pentagon appointee lobbied last year for Raytheon How Congress should repair the Vacancies Act The spending side Guns in national parks — trading tranquility for fear Green-friendly cuisine Eat well at a new organic café The Culinary Inquisition with Rep. Doris Matsui (D-Calif.) Craig, chief of staff considering consulting business DAY’S END ROUNDUP Daschle Set to Tackle Healthcare Reform Pelosi Sets Mid-February Deadline for Stimulus Deal Axelrod holds message meeting with House Dems Dawson Rolls Out Two RNC Backers, Field Still Open Few Think Kennedy Would Do Better Than Clinton Obama installs Kaine as head of DNC Humane Society to Michelle Obama: Avoid Inaugural Fur Boxer Leads Schwarzenneger in 2010 Senate Poll Ill. GOP Leader Predicts Unanimous Vote to Oust Blago Conyers hopes to block CNN’s Gupta Petraeus meeting with congressional leaders A Fur-Free First Lady ‘Only Government Can’ GOP urges caution, moderation on stimulus Sen. Coburn Can’t Wait For Kennedy to Shout at Him Congress Counts Votes, Declares Obama Next Prez Vogue Editor Wintour in Running for Ambassadorship? Weekend votes stall Iraq trip for 3 senators Senate Dems doubt Obama’s tax credit idea Rep. Blunt Interested in Bond’s Senate Seat Union-Commissioned Poll: Vast Support for Labor Bill GOP: Discord Between Obama and George Mason Prof. Ensign: Congress Shouldn’t Be Obama Rubber Stamp MIDDAY ROUNDUP Details, Please? Obama says inaction could make crisis irreversible Pelosi: No February recess without stimulus Blago 1, Senior Democratic Leadership 0 One Hand Clapping for Robert Reich Frank: Too much tax-cutting in Obama’s plan Ailing Kennedy helms nomination hearing Frank: Economy Back to Normal By Summer 2010 Bond won’t seek reelection Obama Predicts Florida to Win Nat’l Championship Palin to Couric: You’re Not the Center of the Universe Matthews Declines Senate Run MORNING READ Renew the Commitment to America’s Infrastructure The Huffington Post Obama: Government is only solution to fixing economy Drudge Report Marc Ambinder The Fix TalkingPointsMemo MyDD From the Akron (Ohio) Beacon Journal — Originally published Thursday, Jan. 8 Daily Kos From The Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle — Originally published Thursday, Jan. 8 The Corner Michelle Malkin Get Well, Jack Kemp Townhall.com My Heart Says Yes, But My Head Says … A Could-Be Candidate